ICLJ 213 Pre-intermediate Japanese III - KEI

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Course Syllabus
1. Program of Study Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Nursing Science
Faculty/ Institute/ College Mahidol University International College
2. Course Code ICLJ 213 Course Title Pre‐intermediate Japanese III
3. Number of Credits 4 (4‐0)
4. Prerequisite (s) ICLJ 212
5. Type of Course Required
6. Trimester/ Academic Year Trimester 3/ Every year
7. Course Description
Consolidation of the acquisitions of ICLJ 211 and 212 and further mastering of complex
grammar and vocabulary in order to allow the students to fully reach a standard
pre‐intermediate level of proficiency.
8. Course Objective (s)
At the end of each unit, the students will master the following skills:
Unit 39
Language skills
How to …
- express feelings or consequences produced by certain things, together with
their causes, using … te/de;
- describe natural phenomena, happenings, and events, together with their
causes;
- tell causes and reasons politely, to make excuses, and to explain situations,
using … node;
- Kanji characters (5 characters).
Grammar
‐ [Verb (te‐form)], ...;
‐ [I‐Adjective] + kute, ...;
‐ [Na‐Adjective] + de, ...;
‐ [Noun] + de, …;
‐ (Plain form) + node, ...
Unit 40
Language skills
How to …
- clearly tell what speakers consider as questions, by using a question with
an interrogative as a component of a sentence;
- express actions on trial;
- Kanji characters (5 characters).
Grammar
‐ [Interrogative] + (Plain style) + ka, ...;

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‐ (Plain form) + ka doka, ...;
‐ [Verb (te‐form)] + mimasu.
Unit 41
Language skills
How to …
- use appropriate expressions for giving and receiving of things and actions,
depending on the relationship between the giver and the receiver, in terms
of social status;
- make requests politely;
- Kanji characters (5 characters).
Grammar
‐ Verbs: … o itadaki masu/ kudasai masu/ yari masu;
‐ [Verb (te‐form)] + kudasai masen ka.
Unit 42
Language skills
How to …
‐ tell a purpose, using … tame ni;
‐ tell usage, evaluation, necessary time, and expense, etc., using … (no) ni;
‐ Kanji characters (5 characters).
Grammar
‐ [Verb (dictionary form)] + tame ni, …;
‐ [Noun] + no tame ni, …;
‐ [Verb (dictionary form)] + no ni, …;
‐ [Noun] + ni, …;
‐ [Quantifier] + wa, …;
‐ [Quantifier] + mo, …
Unit 43
Language skills
How to …
- state a supposition based on the appearance of a thing, person, scene, etc,
using … so desu;
- express that someone is coming back to the original place after finishing an
intended action, using … te kimasu;
- Kanji characters (5 characters).
Grammar
‐ [Verb (masu‐form)] + so desu;
‐ [Adjective] + so desu;
‐ [Verb (te‐form)] + kimasu.
Unit 44
Language skills
How to …
- express that the degree of an action or a state is excessive, usually with
reference to undesirable states, using … sugi masu;
- describe the easiness or difficulty in handling or doing something, using
…ysui/ … ni kui desu;

- use adjectives and nouns, with … ku/ … ni, as adverbs;
- Kanji characters (5 characters).
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Grammar
‐ [Verb (masu‐form)] + sugi masu;
‐ [Adjective] + sugi masu;
‐ [Verb (masu‐form)] + yasui desu;
‐ [Verb (masu‐form)] + nikui desu;
‐ [I‐Adjective] + ku shimasu;
‐ [Na‐Adjective] + ni shimasu;
‐ [Noun] + ni shimasu;
‐ [I‐Adjective] + ku + [Verb];
‐ [Na‐Adjective] + ni + [Verb].
Unit 45
Language skills
How to …
- express how to cope with a situation or its consequence under a
hypothetical situation, using … baai wa;
- express speaker’s feelings of surprise, disappointment, or dissatisfaction
when an expected consequence doesn’t follow, using … no ni;
- Kanji characters (5 characters).
Grammar
‐ [Verb (dictionary form)] + baai wa, …;
‐ [Verb (ta‐form)] + baai wa, …;
‐ [Verb (nai‐form)] + baai wa, …;
‐ [I‐Adjective] + baai wa, …;
‐ [Na‐Adjective] + na baai wa, …;
‐ [Noun] + no baai wa, …;
‐ (Plain form) + no ni, …
Unit 46
Language skills
How to …
- tell an action, stressing a certain point in time during the course of the
action (i.e., an action about to begin/ an action now in progress/ an action
just completed), using … tokoro desu;
- express the speaker’s feeling that not much time has passed since a certain
action or event occurred, using … ta bakari desu;
- express that the speaker is convinced and certain of what he/she states,
using … hazu desu;
- Kanji characters (5 characters).
Grammar
‐ [Verb (dictionary form)] + tokoro desu;
‐ [Verb (te‐form)] + iru tokoro desu;
‐ [Verb (ta‐form)] + tokoro desu;
‐ [Verb (ta‐form)] + bakari desu;

‐ [Verb (dictionary form)] + hazu desu;
‐ [Verb (nai‐form)] + nai hazu desu;
‐ [I‐Adjective] + hazu desu;
‐ [Na‐Adjective] + na hazu desu;
‐ [Noun] + no hazu desu.
9. Course Outline:
4
Week
Topic
Lecture
Hour
Instructor
1 Presentation of the course.
Unit 39 (Part 1).
4 Assigned section
instructor.
2 Unit 39 (Part 2).
4 Assigned section
Unit 40 (Part 1).
instructor.
3 Unit 40 (Part 2).
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Review.
4 Unit 41. 4
5 Unit 42. 4
6 Review.
Mid Term Examination.
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2
7 Unit 43. 4
8 Unit 44. 4
9 Review.
4
Unit 45 (Part 1).
10 Unit 45 (Part 2).
4
Unit 46 (Part 1).
11 Unit 46 (Part 2).
Review.
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Total 44
NB. The coordinator reserves the right to change topics when appropriate.
10. Teaching Method (s)
Lecture, practical exercises, activities.
11. Teaching Media
Textbook, handouts, transparencies, audio cassette tape recorder, VCR.
12. Measurement and evaluation of student achievement
MUIC standard grading criteria: 90 % and above will have grade A.
13. Course evaluation
1. Quizzes 5 %;
2. Mid Term Examination 45 %;
3. Final Examination 50 %.

14. Reference (s)
1. 3A Network (ed.), (1998) Minnna no Nihongo II: Main Textbook, 3A Network.
2. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ (ed.), (1998), Minnna no Nihongo II: Translation & Grammatical Notes in
English, 3A Network.
3. Kono, T., et al., (1990) Basic Kanji Book Vol.1, Bonjinsha.
4. Hirose, M., & Shoji, K., (1994), Nihongo Gakushu Tsukaiwake Jiten [Effective
Japanese Usage Guide], Kodansha International.
5. The Japan Foundation Japanese Language Institute, (1986), Basic Japanese‐English
Dictionary [Kiso Nihongo Gakushu Jiten], Bonjinsha.
6. Makino, S., & Tsuji, M., (1989), A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar, Japan
Times.
7. Mynard, S. K., (1990), An Introduction to Japanese Grammar and Communication
Strategies, Japan Times.
8. Tanaka, Y., (1997), Japan As It Is, Gakushukenkyusha.
15. Instructor (s)
Mr Takayoshi Fujiwara
Ms Orie Kasahara
16. Course Coordinator
Mr Takayoshi Fujiwara
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